Bath Taverness

That sole win came at Newton Abbot on 13 July 2026, just this week, so Bath Taverness arrives here in the freshest possible form. Recent form figures of 1-5-10 tell an interesting story — the Newton Abbot win looks like a horse that has found its confidence after a couple of more modest efforts, rather than one that has been consistently brilliant. That kind of upward curve can be encouraging; it suggests something clicked rather than faded.

Behind the horse is David Evans, whose yard in Pandy, Monmouthshire has been in fine fettle this season — 37 winners sent out already, which is the mark of a team firing on all cylinders. When a trainer is in that kind of form, it matters. Horses from busy, confident yards tend to arrive at the track well-prepared, and Evans clearly has things running smoothly right now. A yard with that momentum behind a horse that just won last week is a combination worth noticing.